Now that the House and Lords of the Blog are back in action, I thought I would resume the weekly test of readers’ knowledge about the Lords. This week there are three questions about the current membership. As usual, the first two readers to supply the correct answers will be the winners. 1. Who is…
For this week’s quiz, I thought I would follow the format of last week’s. It does not require an exhaustive knowledge of peers and may draw on observation. As usual, the first two readers to supply correct answers will be the winners. 1. The space behind the Clerks’ chairs is used for peers who are…
This week I thought I woud pose three questions that I think are relatively straightforward. They don’t require an exhaustive knowledge of peers but should appeal to those with a reasonable knowledge of recent political history. As usual, the first two readers to supply correct answers will be the winners. 1. Name at least two former…
A few straightforward questions this week to identify some peers who at some point have moved from one party to another or from one party to the cross-benches. As usual, the first two readers to supply the correct answers will be the winners. 1. I am a cross-bench peer, but I was elected to the…
This week’s quiz covers cross-bench peers. As usual, the first two readers to supply the correct answers will be the winners. 1. There are presently 182 cross-bench peers. How many are former party leaders? 2. Unionist peers are no longer included in the figures for cross-bench peers. Who are the three Democratic Unionist peers sitting in…
